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Programmed for Love by Lyonne Riley
Lela Talbot works on a long haul ore freighter, traveling between the Cloud and Earth. When someone aboard the ship tampers with the engines, Lela is called in to help—along with D-084, the cool, collected, kind android that Lela has been crushing on for weeks. While saving the day, it becomes clear that D returns Lela’s interest... -
Last Mom Standing by Mary Jane Owen
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Jane Kovak trades her cheating ex-husband and a cushy city life for an old Victorian farmhouse in the mountains of Virginia, she’s prepared to face some challenges. Sulky teenager? Check. Leaky roof? No problem. Territorial chickens? Hmm, that wasn't in the real estate listing. A misogynistic neighbor with boundary issues? That’s just great. A zombie apocalypse? Now wait a damn minute. .Categorized as:
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The Cornish Witch by Elena Collins
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPreorder the BRAND NEW spellbinding historical novel from bestseller Elena Collins. ‘Heartbreaking and hopeful, it’s a brilliant read. ' Nicola Cornick When Megan’s father gets a letter containing a secret from the past, he asks her to go to the Cornish village of St Mawgen Cove to get to the bottom of the mystery...Categorized as:
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Dandadan, Vol. 6 by Yukinobu Tatsu
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny? ! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
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Three Weeks in Undead Shoes by Dee J. Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJane Finch is trapped in a bunker with a zombie. Grey saved her life, but she’s got no idea how to manage him in an enclosed space. Especially when he’s built like a superhero and very hungry…. The challenge of sharing close quarters with a zombie gets even more complicated when Jane tells her parents about her new arrangement—and they've got a surprise for her, too...Categorized as:
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Deadland Rising by Rachel Aukes
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe conclusion of the critically acclaimed DEADLAND SAGA:. Winter has arrived. It has been nearly one year since the zombie hordes claimed the world. As the plague eats away at its victims’ bodies, the Fox survivors search for a safe place to rebuild what they have lost. But a dangerous new threat has risen, hunting them from every direction...Categorized as:
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The Psychic by Nancy Bush
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a chilling, intensely eerie new novel of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of The Camp and The Babysitter, a woman haunted by unreliable psychic visions must decide how far to trust herself when it comes to stopping a killer. Sometimes, a bad, bad feeling creeps over Veronica Quick. It happened on her tenth birthday, when a voice filled her Don’t go in the water... -
Together We Fall: The Completed Series by Katie May
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHow to survive the apocalypse—fight like hell and then find seven hot guys to protect you. .. that’s my advice. Of course, surviving isn’t as easy as it sounds. Not when Ragers and natural disasters abound. But maybe I’ll just need to rely on the sexy as hell men who barged into my life. Tamson, the shy, timid geek with a secret dirty side... -
The Mutation by A.L. Masters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe survivors lived through the horrifying first days of the plague and its aftermath. They've found their friends, their family. .. but others are still missing. Finding them means leaving the only safety they have, which may not be so safe after all. It's the dawn of a new era. One of violence, war, destruction, and horror...Categorized as:
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Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Sexy, tough, and deftly sprinkled with dark humor. ” -- New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione. The Line Between Obsession and Love has Disappeared. The world has changed. Any rules that might’ve been in place before the Scorpius bacterium ripped through civilization and decreased its population are no longer in place. Obsession and survival are the new reality... -
Primal by Laurie Roma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReva Golaris is a Helios shifter who has lost everything. After her mother and two of her fathers were killed in a brutal attack on New Vega, she has no time to grieve. Her need to avenge their deaths drives her into a killing rage that no one can stop. Not even the one male she has dreamed of giving her heart to. .. the brother of her enemy... -
Viridian by Ashley R. O'Donovan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dead don't scare me. But seeing my first love alive? That terrifies me. The plan was simple. Kill Marco, rescue the Avids, and disappear with Malachi forever. Then Cade stepped back into my life and shattered everything I thought I knew. He's been part of Solace all along, working for the Syndicate, searching for me for years. But I'm not the girl he once loved... -
Tainted Brood by Ellabee Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTime means nothing in a world without clocks. Calendars don’t matter; as the days are only noted by the changing of the seasons. But when your family is in danger— time is everything. I’ve been betrayed, threatened, and hurt, but never broken. . . it’s the one thing I won’t allow. That was before my family was brought into the equation though... -
不死者 [Undead] by Huai Shang, 淮上
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Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy) by C. S. Lewis, Seraphina Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAcclaimed editor Emberlyn Shaw presents an abridged edition of Out of the Silent Planet, the first book in C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, thoughtfully adapting the novel for modern readers while retaining its philosophical depth and imaginative storytelling...Categorized as:
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Paradox Valley by Gerri Hill
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWas it an earthquake? A meteor? Or something else entirely? Running from a marriage proposal in Seattle, Dana Ingram returns to her parents’ farm in Western Colorado for a two-week vacation in Paradox Valley. Only a couple of days into it, however, a small earthquake leaves them without power. Cars won’t start, batteries don’t work and cell phones are useless... -
Lockdown by Samie Sands
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeah Watton’s practical joke has spiralled way out of control—all to impress a crush…. With a prank online video, Leah hopes to catch the attention of Jake Colton, a cute, blond-haired, blue-eyed co-worker she’s had a crush on for months. But instead of sending it to Jake, she manages to forward the clip to her boss—who buys every gory second...Categorized as:
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Perfect by L.A. Kessler
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPerfection. Juliet Huff’s life depends on it. She’s never been outside, had friends over, or attended school. She’s also never had a cold, a bruise, or a scrape. Her parents are researchers, part of the secretive Genesis Foundation, and they have one goal. Utopia. No one will ever lose another child to disease or birth defects. They’ll achieve their goal through cloning perfect children...Categorized as:
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The Patient by Jane Shemilt
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA shocking and twisty novel of psychological suspense about a boundary-breaking love affair between a doctor and her patient, by Jane Shemilt, Edgar-nominated, #1 international bestselling author of The Daughter...Categorized as:
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The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins
The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in a beautiful boxset edition. Stunning, gripping, and powerful. The trilogy is now complete! -
Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates
The stark world continues to change. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the surviving humans closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope. Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital... -
Salvage Right by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA NEW NOVEL IN THE NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIES. A door never closes, but a window opens . . . With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself, and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more... -
The Suicide King Volume 1 by Quil Carter
After months of being separated, Reaver and Killian are finally together; but their happiness is short lived. Unbeknownst to Killian, Reaver is struggling with his own inner demons, demons that threaten to not only rip Reaver apart, but their entire relationship as well. Unfortunately though, it’s not only demons they have to worry about... -
Edge of the Darkness by Brenda K. Davies
Bale. Dreams of the darkness have haunted me since childhood. I always assumed one day I would uncover the answer to what the darkness hid. .. and that those answers would destroy me. However, after learning who my mate is, I know it won’t be the darkness that kills me… it will be him. No matter what happens, I plan to take Wrath with me when I die. Wrath...Categorized as:
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Love and Decay, Volume Two by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. A lot has changed for Reagan in the few months since she stumbled upon the Parker family. She has given up her isolated vagabond lifestyle and along with her best friend Haley, made a permanent home with the brothers and their sweet, little sister...Categorized as:
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The Epidemic by Suzanne Young
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCan one girl help others find closure by slipping into the identities of their loved ones? Find out in this riveting sequel to The Remedy and companion to the New York Times bestselling The Treatment and The Program. In a world before The Program…. Quinlan McKee has spent her life acting as other people... -
Ice by Kevin Tinto
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsArchaeologist Leah Andrews stumbles upon something inexplicable in southwestern New Mexico: inside a dark cavern lies an undiscovered, Native American cliff dwelling abandoned for 800 years. While twisting through one of the narrow underground passageways, Leah's flashlight illuminates the remains of a violent massacre... -
Deathly Contagious by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeathly Contagious: Book Two in the Contagium Trilogy. After the discovery of a zombie-proof safe house, things are finally looking up for Orissa Penwell. But her chance at happiness is shattered when someone she cares about is shot. Hell bent on revenge, Orissa will do whatever it takes to seek vengeance and get even...Categorized as:
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Despair by Lana Pecherczyk
Do villains deserve their happy ever after? Daisy Lazarus is the genetically modified warrior of the forgotten deadly sin despair. After spending most of her life as the villain, she has finally been brought back into the fold and wants nothing more than to fit in, to find herself, and to prove she was worth saving...Categorized as:
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Otherside Picnic: Volume 4 by Iori Miyazawa, 宮澤 伊織
Winter is coming. Having been attacked by a group that worshiped Satsuki Uruma, Sorawo and Toriko head to the cult's former base—the Farm in the Mountains. The other world is still chock full of all kinds of dangerous mysteries, but the allure of exploring the unknown is ever present...
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